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Show Mom how much you love her with pretty homemade flower cupcakes. Sure, you could pick up a cake and flowers at the store, but a gift hand-made with love will score you an extra-wide smile. It also might just make you a bit more popular than your sibling who grabs gas station flowers on the way over.

We collected some of the sweetest flower cupcake decorating ideas. There is something for every level of decorating ability. Launch the gallery to check them out!

Laurie helps you satisfy your sweet tooth on her blog Frosting And A Smile. She develops fun-to-share dessert recipes and breaks them down into simple steps so anyone can make them. Laurie is also a three-time Emmy-nominated journalist. She is married and has a three-year-old son. You can follow her on Facebook or Google +.